The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-15

together with the purpose of securin Q
2 honest and economical administration of
, government, the effect would be most
2 beneficent, taxes would be reduced,
: general thrift promoted and politics puri-
2 fed.
The heaviest lamb ever raised in the
United States an Oxford, which attained
one hundred pounds in nine months,
was fed all the ground oats, in addition
to its mothers milk, it could eat. A
twin sister reached eighty-fve pounds
In the same period.
Racehorses are fed on the clean blades
of corn fodder in some stables, as it is
free from dust. The stalk of corn is
stripped Of its blades by hand, and the
blades are then tied into small bundle,
which is hung on the stalk to cure. 1t
never touches the ground, and is conse-
quently free from dirt.
successful poultry raiser feeds wheat
In the morning, barley at noon and heat
in the evening. In addition to the barley
he gives the slop and refuse from the
kitchen after boiling it. The wheat
gives rich yellow color to the yolks
which is so much desired in the city
! where eggs are sold in retail markets.
When potatoes are dug in a wet time
more or less soil will adhere to them. TIC
remove this when unloading the potatoes
roll them down rack of Stats set length.
wise, and far enough apart so that the
| potatoes will not fall through. In roll
ing over on this Stat most of the dirt will
! be knocked off and fall to the ground be-
! meath.
1t is much better when ploughing the
ground late in the fall to leave the ridges
IN the rough condition instead of harrow
! ing, as the frost Will exert more COM
! plete dIslntegratlOn of the clOds. By
late plOughlng, especially after frost, the
cutWOrms will be destrOye and the land
more easily cross ploughed the following
! spring.
| The present tide of opinion is that
corn for ensilage should be cut just as it
IS going out of the ''roasting-ear stage''-
T. e., Just as most of the ears fairly begin
/ to dent and glaze. At that time stalk,
tassel and leaves are full grown, and yet
green and tender, and probably contain
about all the nutriment they will ever
get from the soil.
An important item in providing shell
ter for sheep is to have it dry. A wet
place for them to stand or lie, either in
the summer or winter, is very unhealthy
and should certainly be avoided when
ever it can be. The sheep shed and yard
should always be furnished with good
drainage, and the roof and the shed
should be made tight.
The shape of eggs has nothing to do
with the life germ it conforms with the
shape of the Ovary and duct: hence we
have long eggs, short eggs and round
eggs. The air shell and germ is in the
broad end, and if this part is smooth
and even and if the germ is fertilized,
that IS all that is necessary so far as shape |
goes. Hens lay larger eggs than pullets.
The largest apple orchard in the
United States Is claimed by Paramount,
IN Leavenworth County, Kansas It con- |
tains 437 acres, and is composed of 5O,- |
900 trees Of the following varieties: |
Seventy acres of winesaps, $40 of Ben
Davis, 70 acres of Missouri Pippins, 40 |
acres of Genitans, acres Cooper's Early. |
and acres of Maidens Blush Last years |
crop IS estimated at 40, 900 bushels
Bruised apples soon decay, and there |
are few windfalls that are not somewhat
bru ised. A very few of these in a barrel !
will spoil the whole before winter is
over. They are fit only for immediate
use, and for this there is often much
waste, as the bruised spot is discolored
and must be cut out before eating or
cooking. In most cases the windfalls are
also worm eaten, which causes their pre-
mature II pening.
Wire grass is pest that proves very
troublesome, and every joint produces a
new plant. If it overruns a field the
surest mode of killing it is to keep the
ground we'll shaded with some thickly
growing crop, such as miIlet, buckwheat
or peas. Wire grass delights in plenty
of sunlight If it becomes thickly rooted
the ground should be ploughed and har-
rowed, and a shading crop put on as
soon after as possible.
Roses in winter are not often killed by
cold but by the drying out of moisture
which cold often causes. We have known
roses in cold frames where the thermome-
ter must have been down to zero wholly
uninjured, when they often suffer seri-
ously by frost of twenty degrees in the
open ground. Oiled muslin stretched
over the bed is a good idea, because it
partially arrests the evaporation which
ends in death. 1t is also now we'll known
that bright light is often a great agent
in the death dealing evaporation of our
cold winters, so that the oiled muslin,
aiding darkness against light, ought to
have merit in preserving roses.
The only reason advanced against
shade trees in pastures is that cows are
inclined to spend too much of their time
under them, and consequently give less